When my down-the-hall dorm buddy Allison told me to go google “Hiphopopotamus vs Rhymenoceros” and I came back five minutes or so later in utter hysterics, I knew I’d found a gem. I love me some Flight of the Concords, and if you’re here enough, I’m sure you know I’m not the only one. Still, if someone told me to pick my favorite Internet/TV comedy group, I wouldn’t pick FotC. They’re just not…white enough. Not like the Whitest Kids U’Know.

I stumbled on these guys a good few years back when friend linked me an old favorite, the Hitler Rap (more on that later). I was a fairly loyal fan for a while, checking new skits on their site and even once going to a cramped, out-of-the-way basement show in the city. With their Internet fame raising steadily but surely, it was inevitable that someone high up would trip over their acts and find them hilarious. So WKUK got their spot in the limelight, and they haven’t quite left it yet. They had their own show on Fuse for a while, but a lot of the sketches had to be censored, so they wandered over to IFC, where I believe they still are now. Read More »

[Warning to the reader: Story line and contents of this episode are discussed below].

Bret and Jemaine have moved to NYC from New Zealand. This first episode – the pilot – is my favorite, as FOC packs in a number of songs, allowing the viewer to get a real sense of what their act is all about. (The other episodes, I’ve found, don’t include as many songs as this first one).

With a full introduction to Bret and Jemaine, the show also highlights all the side characters. There’s Mel (Kristen Schaal), the “fan” (viz. a stalker); Murray (Rhys Darby), their incompetent “agent,” who is, as I mentioned in my previous piece, also a representative for the New Zealand consulate; and Dave (Rick Shroeder), their uneducated, coarse American friend.

THE PREMISE

Although Bret and Jemaine are trying to get gigs, there’s another issue – the two musicians are both on the look out for “hot girls,” and long to have a real girlfriend. As it turns out, when one or the other dates a girl, problems ensue, and the hilarity of these situations is a delightful highlight. In this case, the main love interest, for Jemaine, is a woman named Sally (Rachel Blanchard).

Jemaine first sees Sally at Dave’s party. She is in a spotlight, her make-up is impeccable, and her hair is blowing around her face. When Jemaine sees Sally from across the room, he begins to belt out a song, called “Part-Time Model.” As the first song for FOC, it demonstrates their ability to weave tunes into the story line – its seamlessness is nothing short of impressive. (Incidentally, all references to songs hereafter will be listed below each recap, and if you want to read the actual lyrics, HBO provides a useful page for that). Read More »

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